#1Famous people · Nazareth
The 5 famous people born in Nazareth, led by Marco Andretti
The best known is the American race car driver Marco Andretti, with articles in 23 languages. The American racing driver Sage Karam ranks second, ahead of Sammy Sasso. 3 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Over 85 years of births, the list goes from Edward J. Yowell (1915) to Sammy Sasso (2000).
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Marco Andretti
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Edward J. Yowell
Youngest
2000
Sammy Sasso
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Nazareth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Nazareth’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 1 births.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Nazareth
First, Marco Andretti (23 languages), then Sage Karam (9) and Sammy Sasso (3).
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What Nazareth is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Nazareth
Another 2, the earliest born in 1915.
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A chosen home
Also called Nazareth home
Born elsewhere, Joe Kovacs lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nazareth and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Marco Andretti: Jkb24, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Karam: State Farm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sammy Sasso: Visionary generator, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Kovacs: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons